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Overweight and Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity in a Low-Risk Pregnant Population in The Netherlands

Tom Witteveen, Joost J. Zwart, Karin B. Gast, Kitty W.M. Bloemenkamp, Jos van Roosmalen

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 12 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Overweight without pre-existent co-morbidity is an important risk-indicator for developing SAMM. This risk increases with an increasing body mass index.

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